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[hlm666]

Saw this video where they used AI to create images of the characters from the witcher by using the descriptions from the books and they are quite interesting. I know there are other factors going on as to why some of the recent adaptations are not even close to the source material they are abusing but I hold a small sliver of hope that maybe some things in the future will use AI to generate mockups of what they want the characters to look like for the casting choices.

 

[AJUMP23]

Maybe, but in some sense art requires interpretation and not just accuracy.

LotR is the perfect example as the movies took liberties and made changes, but the spirit of the books were still present in the films.

 

[k_trout]

what I want from ai is the ability to replace any character in any movie with Dave chapelle and not just visuals, dialogue and body language as well

 

[funkygunther]

Maybe, but in some sense art requires interpretation and not just accuracy.

What more is there to say? Kubrick's movies are great because of the interpretation, not because they are faithful to their source material.

 

[hlm666]

what I want from ai is the ability to replace any character in any movie with Dave chapelle and not just visuals, dialogue and body language as well

lol what movie caused this desire? if none in particular what movie/scene would you do first?

Maybe, but in some sense art requires interpretation and not just accuracy.

LotR is the perfect example as the movies took liberties and made changes, but the spirit of the books were still present in the films.

What more is there to say? Kubrick's movies are great because of the interpretation, not because they are faithful to their source material.

I get where you both are coming from, and this is more a me problem but most things I see where they can't even get the characters appearances right snowball into character personality and scene/world issues aswell. There are probably lots of examples someone could use to disprove this hence it's a me problem because i've been watching all the shit ones.

 

[k_trout]

lol what movie caused this desire? if none in particular what movie/scene would you do first?

for me every movie would benefit from this lol, I might start with Goodfellas replace Ray with Dave, then LOTR, Dave as Aragorn, but as Silky Johnson

 

[March Climber]

I thought this was going to be about writing…Why isn’t this about the writing?

We keep pointing at actors and casting choices for the fault of writers. I don’t get it. The writers are literally the first domino that topples everything else over.

 

[T.v]

No, but decent showrunners and writers could.

 

[hlm666]

then LOTR, Dave as Aragorn, but as Silky Johnson

lol ok you got me onboard, now make it happen

I thought this was going to be about writing…Why isn’t this about the writing?

We keep pointing at actors and casting choices for the fault of writers. I don’t get it. The writers are literally the first domino that topples everything else over.

Fair point, would be fascinating to get AI to write a screenplay for something and see how it compares to a bad adaptation.

 

[GymWolf]

Not much, even if the ia show to you a perfect book representation, you still have to chose between a limited number of actors and you still have to strike a balance between acting skill and how similar they are to the ia picture.

 

[Evolved1]

Maybe, but in some sense art requires interpretation and not just accuracy.

LotR is the perfect example as the movies took liberties and made changes, but the spirit of the books were still present in the films.

But were the liberties and changes made entirely creative choices, or creative compromises forced by the economic realities of the medium / industry?

Maybe not yet, but AI may allow a new level of creativity and faithfulness when 3 seconds of film doesn't require 3000 human hours and 3 million dollars.

 

[Griffon]

Yeah use AI so that you don't have to fire the incompetent overpaid writers while avoiding hiring competent ones.

 

[Wildebeest]

Left: Offical art of Elric of Melniboné
Right: Character generated based on novel description of Elric using online image generator

What do you think? Do you think maybe it takes more human "interpretive" intervention than you think to create art based on literary characters?

 

[AJUMP23]

Left: Offical art of Elric of Melniboné
Right: Character generated based on novel description of Elric using online image generator

What do you think? Do you think maybe it takes more human "interpretive" intervention than you think to create art based on literary characters?

The computer knows what you want.

 

[Wildebeest]

The computer knows what you want.

If so, it would have ignored the prompt totally and given the girl red hair.

 

[Toons]

What more is there to say? Kubrick's movies are great because of the interpretation, not because they are faithful to their source material.

I just don't understand why people want other artists to just revreate art instead of interpreting that art and revitalizing it.

Sure, it won't always be great but the alternative is literally just pointless and anti art to me. It's no surprise AI fans have flocked to this